Law & Disorder (Jan. 23, 2013)

The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

CITY OF KINGSTON

Strangulation: Tseda A. McComb, 35, of 427 Broadway, Port Ewen, an inmate at the Ulster County Jail, was charged at 11 a.m. Tuesday with strangulation, a felony, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said McComb was involved in an altercation with an unidentified inmate at the jail and placed a chokehold on the victim, causing him to lose consciousness for a short period of time.

CAIRO

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Prohibited sale/alcoholic beverage: Hardev Singh, 47, of Saugerties, was arrested at 10:55 p.m. Saturday by state police at Catskill and charged with two misdemeanors: prohibited sale of alcoholic beverage and unlawfully dealing with a child: alcohol. He was also charged with sale of synthetic cannabinoids in violation of state Public Health Law, police said. Singh, a clerk at the Citgo Mini Mart state Route 23 and Vernal Butler Road in the town of Cairo, was arrested after an investigation into the sale of alcohol and synthetic marijuana to underage persons. During the investigation, police determined that Singh was selling alcohol to persons under 21 and synthetic marijuana to patrons of the store.

HIGHLAND

Grand larceny: Frederick M. Thomas, 50, of Kingston, was arrested Monday and charged with grand larceny, a felony, according to state police at Highland. Thomas was arrested at about 8 a.m. at 9 John White Road, police said.

SAUGERTIES

Petit larceny: William S. Micari, 39, of 319 West Saugerties Road, Saugerties, has been charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor, according to the Saugerties Police Department. Micari was arrested at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, accused of taking items from the Stewart's Shop on state Route 212 without paying, police said. When he was approached by the store manager, Micari became hostile and threw items at the manager, police said.

TOWN OF ULSTER

Grand larceny: Nancy Neglia, 48, of Poughkeepsie, was charged Monday at about 1:50 p.m. with grand larceny and possession of a forged instrument, felonies, according to state police at Ulster. Neglia was arrested on U.S. Route 209 in the town of Ulster, police said.

DWI: Ramiro Alberto Vargas Lucas, 29, of 123 Franklin St., Kingston, was charged Sunday with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, according to town of Ulster police. Police stopped Lucas after being called to investigate a hit-and-run accident at about 6:43 p.m. Sunday. He was arraigned in Ulster Town Court and ordered held at the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail, police said.